Samuel Hoard (politician)
Samuel Hoard | |
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Postmaster of Chicago | |
| In office 1865–1866 | |
| Appointed by | Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | John Locke Scripps |
| Succeeded by | Robert A. Gilmore |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the Cook County district | |
| In office 1842 – 1844 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 20, 1800 Westminster, Massachusetts |
| Died | November 25, 1881 (aged 81) Chicago, Illinois |
| Resting place | Oak Woods Cemetery |
| Profession | Farmer, publisher |
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Samuel H. Hoard (May 20, 1800 – November 25, 1881) was an American publisher, merchant, judge and politician from
Biography
Samuel Hoard was born in Westminster, Massachusetts on May 20, 1800.[1] He was orphaned at the age of six and grew up with relatives. Hoard attended public schools and attended an academy. Hoard studied law, but decided instead to pursue mercantile interests. He rose at a trading house from clerk to a partner. When the trading house failed, Hoard entered politics. He was elected as a magistrate, then later as Judge of the County Court of Franklin County, New York. In 1828, Hoard co-founded the Franklin Republican with James Long. Seven years later, he assumed control of Preston King's St. Lawrence Republican following King's election to the New York State Assembly.[2]
In the late 1830s, Hoard headed west to
The partnership continued until the outbreak of the
Personal life
Hoard married Sophronia Conant, the sister of Thomas Jefferson Conant, in 1827. They had one adopted child named Genevieve who was possibly adopted from the Chicago orphanage asylum in which he was involved which was set up for orphans from the 1849 cholera epidemic. He co-founded the (Old) University of Chicago in 1857 and served on its first board of trustees. Hoard also served on the Chicago Board of Education.[2][3] Hoard lost most of his holdings in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
He died at his home in Chicago on November 25, 1881, and was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Obituary: Deacon Samuel Hoard". Chicago Tribune. November 27, 1881. p. 3. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men of Chicago. Chicago, IL: Wilson & St. Clair. 1868. pp. 401–405.
- ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1885). From 1857 until the fire of 1871. A. T. Andreas. pp. 103–104. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Samuel Hoard, Census United States Census, 1860". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved October 28, 2024.